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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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Richard J. Brennan, V6 `) ?3 {+ i8 }0 C w
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Immigration Minister Jason Kenney confirmed Wednesday that as many as 1,800 new Canadians could be stripped of their citizenship because they were obtained fraudulently.. t/ a+ l V1 @
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“We are in the process of notifying them that we will be revoking their citizenship because Canadian citizenship is not for sale,” Kenney told the Economic Club of Canada.& u. e$ z2 `1 {; n# a) P
# S' y$ H0 [ P$ E7 d) FKenney said some of the individuals are believed to have used “unscrupulous” immigration consultants who submitted fraudulent applications on behalf of people who did not meet the qualifications for citizenship.
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The 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
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“By the way, we are not done with our investigation” Kenney said, noting that many of the accused live outside the country.) b& }) ]% H; \* w2 j* R, E. O4 j
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They can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.
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; A7 I5 k) s A% D- OCitizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.
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Most were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.
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8 a& R$ v7 h8 ]. R9 `Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.- i4 S- w5 Q1 w# v1 L9 E, p
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“For those who simply touch down and try to get a Canadian passport as a … passport of convenience, who don’t pay our taxes but who do consume our social benefits, I think that’s dishonourable,” he told reporters after delivering a speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade.# X5 _3 V H' I
5 C" f; N. v3 j9 M) w“There are many ways that we are combating immigration fraud and abuse of our generosity, whether it is from [bogus] asylum claimants, crooked immigration consultants, people smugglers [or] people who are abusing our citizenship program,” he said.# Y2 @* ?) ^* L/ x( d
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Kenney also announced that Canada will soon be introducing multi-year visas for low-risk visitors from around the world that will last 10 years. |
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